Title: Something in Direct Proportion with Faith
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In direct proportion to faith (Colossians 3:15-17) 2011.10.02.
I'm happy if I thank you
The Talmud also says, “The most loved person in the world is the person who praises everyone, and the happiest person is the person who gives thanks.” If you look back on the year and give thanks to God's grace rather than regrets, regrets, resentment and complaints, you will always have a happy life.
/Scent of Gratitude/
3 ways to be thankful
Let's summarize the three aspects of gratitude in Colossians 3:15-17.
1) Gratitude that dwells abundantly in the Word (verse 16) The blessing of the saints is to hear, read, meditate, and observe the Word of the living God.
2) Thanksgiving with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (verse 16b) Psalm 40:3/
Giving thanks for God's grace with a new song (Grace that rescued us from the pit and swamp) Ephesians 1:6,12,14/
Gratitude to glorify the glory of grace is to praise the grace given with our lips. Please consider whether the fruits of praise and thanks are bearing on our lips.3) We give thanks in all things throughout our lives (verse 17).
Whatever word, work, or whatever, I give thanks for everything in the name of Jesus/1 Thessalonians 5:18/4. Three dimensions of gratitude/
1) Conditional gratitude. An attitude of being grateful if you do.
2) Gratitude because you gave thanks
3) Nevertheless, thanks.
Japan’s inner village gamsaam said, “If God curses humans, it is not because of disease, failure, betrayal, or death, but because of unbelief that God exists, and with closed ears that cannot hear even after reading the Bible, and a heart of gratitude He will curse you with a dry heart so that this never happens.” He said. He says that the life that is dry of gratitude, that is the curse and hell. .What is the relationship between gratitude and faith? I remember grace and share how I do it to those who are grateful. Remembering God's grace is proof that faith is alive. The people of Israel remember God's grace and give thanks. All the while, they were faithful people of God. God blessed the grateful Israel and strengthened them, but when Israel forgot the grace and lived, their faith became dead.
Gratitude is not only for God, but remembering and giving thanks for grace is also for us. When we thank God for His grace, we can serve God rightly. Gratitude makes our lives more prosperous. A grateful person is courageous even in the face of crisis in life. It is because the graces received in the past give courage to the heart, and because we believe that God, who has guided us with amazing graces in the past, will also help us overcome the crisis in front of us. During this time, we are closest to God. It is like a parent and a child become closer emotionally and spiritually when a child prepares a small gift in gratitude for their parent's grace. Also, those who are grateful are humble. He is never proud because he knows that he has lived by the grace of God. Remembering and giving thanks for grace is the most beautiful thing.
A long time ago, two death row inmates were awaiting execution in a military prison. One of them murdered with a gun riot, and the other was sentenced to death by accidentally killing a colleague. Among them, the death row inmate in a gun riot used his body for dissection experiments. After selling it for 100,000 won, he thought, 'If you're going to die, let's eat a lot of meat at least once,' so he spent 30,000 won and disappeared with the dew of the prison, leaving 70,000 won. I made a donation as an expression of gratitude. Depending on what you are grateful for, you will know the character and character of a person. There are sufferings and sorrows in life, but those who can be grateful in that reality are happy people.
If you want to enjoy the true joy of salvation from Jesus, you must be a person of thanksgiving. “He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me; to him who does his deeds right, I will show the salvation of God” (Psalm 50:23). I want my heart to be filled with concrete confessions of gratitude every day. Gratitude really gives us a gift and makes us and everyone around us happy. Gratitude makes us more thoughtful. .It is the habit of thinking deeply about relationships with people that leads to such a change. If you find and be grateful for the good things in your daily life with genuine gratitude, you will become happier every day and furthermore, you will be able to gather our limitless potential. This will be the beginning. Are you looking for a happy and enjoyable life? How about finding things to be grateful for and expressing gratitude a lot?
Thank you again for being able to breathe, to work healthy, and to have loved ones today. I hope that we all love and appreciate it and start a world full of laughter, joy, happiness and health. The scent of gratitude spreads by itself. This is the way to color the people around you with happiness. As gratitude increases, I hope that your faith will grow more mature in direct proportion to it.